TEMPO 15025G35KT 0100 +SN FZFG OVC000 SNOCLO
by
Sean
Mendis
as a Kindle eBook.
Disclaimer : The
below narrative is based upon a true story but names have been changed,
abbreviated or withheld for various reasons. Some details may have been withheld
or modified to protect the privacy of individuals and organisations. Any
resemblance to actual events or organisations should neither be assumed nor is
implied.
Introduction
Part 1 :
Mid-December
Part 2 :
Cologne
Part 3 : Christmas
Part 4 : New Year
Part 5 : Togo and Algeria
Epilogue
INTRODUCTION
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Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night shivering at the thought.
Some people are afraid of demons. Others have a mortal dread of insects. Stil others are scared of the dark. Me? I fear TAFs.
What is a TAF you may ask? TAF stands for "Terminal Area Forecast", a fancy term to describe what most normal people would simply call "the weather at the airport". Like witchcraft, it is a black art that most God-fearing people don't understand. Indeed, a sizeable chunk of TAFs for the civilized world are generated by a gaggle of cackling warlocks poring over a bubbling cauldron in a windowless basement at the Met Office in Exeter. From there are unleashed plagues of rain, snow and locusts upon the unsuspecting travelers of the Northern Hemisphere....